| Author | Palmer, João Pedro | |
| Author | Gazêta, Gilberto | |
| Author | André, Marcos | |
| Author | Coelho, Aline | |
| Author | Corrêa, Laís | |
| Author | Damasceno, José | |
| Author | Israel, Carolina | |
| Author | Pereira, Rafael | |
| Author | Barbosa, Alynne | |
| Access date | 2022-12-21T18:54:32Z | |
| Available date | 2022-12-21T18:54:32Z | |
| Document date | 2022 | |
| Citation | PALMER, João Pedro et al. Piroplasm Infection in Domestic Cats in the Mountainous Region of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Pathogens, v. 11, 900, p. 1 - 16, Aug. 2022. | en_US |
| ISSN | 2076-0817 | en_US |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/56143 | |
| Language | eng | en_US |
| Publisher | MDPI | en_US |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Piroplasmas | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Gatos | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | PCR | en_US |
| Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | en_US |
| Title | Piroplasm Infection in Domestic Cats in the Mountainous Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | en_US |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.3390/pathogens11080900 | |
| Abstract | Piroplasm infections in domestic cats have been reported with increasing frequency in
numerous countries. However, in some states of Brazil, little information is available about the
occurrence of these parasites. Blood samples were collected from 250 cats treated at a private clinic
in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro. The samples were each subjected to a blood count,
microscopic examination, and molecular research on piroplasms. The animals’ clinical histories and
epidemiological information were analyzed to identify the risk factors associated with infection. Ticks
were recovered during the clinical care and were identified and subjected to molecular analyses to
determine the presence of piroplasm DNA. Piroplasms were detected in 2.7% (7/250) of the cats.
Nucleotide sequences of Babesia vogeli were identified in six cats, while the Cytauxzoon sp. was
identified in one cat. Cats displaying apathy/weakness/prostration and hemorrhage/bleeding were
more likely to be infected. In addition, Amblyomma aureolatum was recovered from a cat PCR-negative
for piroplasms. This is the first study in Rio de Janeiro that has detected Babesia vogeli in cats. The
results obtained here underscore the need for further studies in Rio de Janeiro to investigate the
dynamics of such infections and the vectors involved. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Instituto Biomédico. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Referência Nacional RickettsiaeVectors. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Referência Nacional Rickettsiae Vectors. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Estadual Paulista. Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Individual. Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Instituto Biomédico. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Instituto Biomédico. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro de Diagnóstico Veterinário. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro Universitário da Serra dos Órgãos. Clínica Escola de Medicina Veterinária Luiz Cataldi de Souza. Teresópolis, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Centro Universitário da Serra dos Órgãos. Clínica Escola de Medicina Veterinária Luiz Cataldi de Souza. Teresópolis, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Instituto Biomédico. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia. Niterói, RJ, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras Protozooses. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | en_US |
| Subject | Piroplasms | en_US |
| Subject | Cats | en_US |
| Subject | PCR | en_US |
| Subject | Rio de Janeiro | en_US |
| Subject | Brazil | en_US |
